Kay Kyser
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-06-18
Day of Death
1985-07-23 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Kay Kyser
Biography
Bandleader and radio personality memorable for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Often sporting his trademark mortarboard and gown, he appeared with his band in a few World War II-era movies.
Date of Birth 18 June 1905, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Date of Death 23 July 1985, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (heart attack)
Known For
Acting
(1999)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1944)
(1944)
Carolina Blues
as Himself
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Kay Kyser
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Kay Kyser
(1943)
Swing Fever
as Lowell Blackford
(1943)
Around the World
as Kay Kyser
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
as Himself
(1942)
My Favorite Spy
as Kay Kyser
(1941)
Playmates
as Kay Kyser
(1941)
(1941)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Himself
(1940)
You'll Find Out
as Himself
(1940)
Africa Squeaks
as Cake Icer (voice)
(1940)
If I Forget You
as Orchestra
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Kay Kyser
(1933)
Unsichtbare Gegner
as Sir Thomas